Comments for Charter commish: Final meeting before deliberations begin at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 9 out of 9 comments http://www.theind.com Thu, 23 May 2013 19:43:51 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7158-charter-commish-final-meeting-before-deliberations-begin#comment-11821 Why hasn’t there been any discussion or reporting on next weeks “Parishwide Parish Council HRC (Home Rule Charter) – Amend. Sect. 2-02 PC”? I thought it was a City-Parish Council not a “Parish Council”! Did the Charter Commission review this proposed “Charter Amendment”? I hope the press/news agencies address this soon. - andymhebert Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:26:01 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7158-charter-commish-final-meeting-before-deliberations-begin#comment-11816 GA, lets annex CRAPPOVILLE the inhabitants of Crappoville would embrace becoming a part of the community who carries the burden of funding the City Museums, the Beautification of the Grand Ouverture at the Gilded Gates entering the SITE OF the mancave of the LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT and its CRONY'S. Pray tell whhhhhy any single sane soul residing on the fringe of the CITY LIMITS would consider becoming a part of the most prejudiced group of wannabe elites, inbred one tract couillions . - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:54:18 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7158-charter-commish-final-meeting-before-deliberations-begin#comment-11809 "DE-ANNEX your property and join the unincorporated" WHAT?! I can do that? How do I do that? - ragin_cajun Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:47:06 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7158-charter-commish-final-meeting-before-deliberations-begin#comment-11805 "ragin_cajun-only way out for Lafayette city is to annex enough unincorporated area to make city residents outnumber parish residents again." Or DE-ANNEX your property and join the unincorporated. Last one out pay the city bill! - andymhebert Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:30:07 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7158-charter-commish-final-meeting-before-deliberations-begin#comment-11800 Ahh -  yes, a “simple” ballot that reads:   Full Consolidation of all Lafayette Parish Cities with no separate Mayor – Councils for any  city in the parish (no city can vote to opt out either all in or all out).   Yes (Yes – means all cities in the Parish dissolve their separate government and all cities are then governed by the Lafayette Parish Consolidated Government).   No (All cities in the Parish have their own separate Mayor – Council) with consolidated services with the Lafayette Parish Government).   - bacque crap Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:01:18 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7158-charter-commish-final-meeting-before-deliberations-begin#comment-11796 Look. It's all very simple. There are more parish residents than city residents. Parish residents like consolidated government just fine the way it is. So whatever the commish comes up with, parish voters will vote it down anyway. So Lafayette is stuck like chuck. only way out for Lafayette city is to annex enough unincorporated area to make city residents outnumber parish residents again. - ragin_cajun Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:25:38 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7158-charter-commish-final-meeting-before-deliberations-begin#comment-11780 How are the votes to be counted? If a majority of the City of Lafayette registered voters vote no to a "change", will it fail even if Parish votes are more as a parish count? In other words, it failed in the City but passed in the Parish. Will the City have a separate ballot from the Parish? One person for one vote. Or will their vote be counted twice like in the original election. - andymhebert Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:48:55 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7158-charter-commish-final-meeting-before-deliberations-begin#comment-11769 Uhhh, has Bacque been listening at all? The city wants full autonomy. Your solution is no good. Worried about stalemates, just add 2 at-large seats. While at it, just make them all at-large, X number total, and Y number must be pulled from City registered candidates. Problem solved, sorta. Not a good solution though. Separate councils and a mayor, one set of employees and services. - Unempirical Observer Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:18:58 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7158-charter-commish-final-meeting-before-deliberations-begin#comment-11747 "Although 4 current council members would have no vote on city issues, they would be allowed to be involved in the pre-vote discussion of the issues, and could make the wishes of their city constituents, if any, known."   Give the City of Lafayette the same standing as the other parish cities. Why should non city council members have a say in city issues, even if representing city constituents – who is to say these council members would not still have an allegiance to the parish over the city.  Otherwise give the Lafayette city constituents the same say in the affairs of the other parish cities (give up your Mayor - Councils or get out of City of Lafayette business). - bacque crap Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:50:38 +0100